# Ministry of Planning (India)

The Ministry of Planning is a ministry of the Government of India, with the Prime Minister of India serving as the responsible minister. The ministry's functions are carried out through the central agency, NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India).

## NITI Aayog

On 1 January 2015, a Cabinet resolution was passed to replace the Planning Commission with the newly-constituted NITI Aayog. The Government of India announced the formation of NITI Aayog on 1 January 2015. The first meeting of NITI Aayog was chaired by Narendra Modi on 8 February 2015.
NITI Aayog's mandate is to assist both the central and state governments in India's development by promoting cooperative federalism and involving state governments in the economic policy-making process through a bottom-up approach. The Governing Council of NITI Aayog, chaired by the Prime Minister, includes the Chief Ministers of all states and the Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories. In addition, temporary members are selected from leading universities and research institutions. The Council also consists of a Chief Executive Officer, four ex-officio members, and two part-time members. The Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog holds a rank equivalent to that of a Cabinet Minister.
NITI Aayog primarily provides policy inputs to the highest decision-making bodies. Through its monitoring and evaluation division, it monitors all national and state schemes to provide an annual review to the Prime Minister and Budget of India. It also provides its comments on all major schemes before being approved by the Finance Ministry.
The body's lateral entry is the largest in the country among government bodies with lateral hires account more than half of the core work force. The body's highly successful Young Professional program is being emulated by all central ministries and the Army.

## Cabinet Ministers
### Key

* MoS (I/C) – Minister of State (Independent Charge)
* MoS – Minister of State
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| Minister of Planning |||||||||||
| 1 | | | Gulzarilal Nanda (1898–1998) Unelected, until 1952 MP for Sabarkantha, from 1952 | 24 September 1951 | 13 May 1952 | 11 years, 362 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru I | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 1 | | | Gulzarilal Nanda (1898–1998) Unelected, until 1952 MP for Sabarkantha, from 1952 | 13 May 1952 | 17 April 1957 | 11 years, 362 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru II | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 1 | | | Gulzarilal Nanda (1898–1998) Unelected, until 1952 MP for Sabarkantha, from 1952 | 17 April 1957 | 10 April 1962 | 11 years, 362 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru III | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 1 | | | Gulzarilal Nanda (1898–1998) Unelected, until 1952 MP for Sabarkantha, from 1952 | 10 April 1962 | 21 September 1963 | 11 years, 362 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru IV | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 2 | | | Bali Ram Bhagat (1922–2011) MP for Arrah (MoS) | 21 September 1963 | 27 May 1964 | 2 years, 125 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru IV | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 2 | | | Bali Ram Bhagat (1922–2011) MP for Arrah (MoS) | 27 May 1964 | 9 June 1964 | 2 years, 125 days | Indian National Congress | Nanda I | | Gulzarilal Nanda |
| 2 | | | Bali Ram Bhagat (1922–2011) MP for Arrah (MoS) | 9 June 1964 | 11 January 1966 | 2 years, 125 days | Indian National Congress | Shastri | | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| 2 | | | Bali Ram Bhagat (1922–2011) MP for Arrah (MoS) | 11 January 1966 | 24 January 1966 | 2 years, 125 days | Indian National Congress | Nanda II | | Gulzarilal Nanda |
| 3 | | | Asoka Mehta (1911–1984) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra, until 1967 MP for Bhandara, from 1967 | 24 January 1966 | 13 March 1967 | 1 year, 224 days | Indian National Congress | Indira I | | Indira Gandhi |
| 3 | | | Asoka Mehta (1911–1984) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra, until 1967 MP for Bhandara, from 1967 | 13 March 1967 | 5 September 1967 | 1 year, 224 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | | Indira Gandhi |
| – | | | Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) MP for Raebareli (Prime Minister) | 5 September 1967 | 18 March 1971 | 3 years, 231 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | | Indira Gandhi |
| – | | | Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) MP for Raebareli (Prime Minister) | 18 March 1971 | 24 April 1971 | 3 years, 231 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| 4 | | | Chidambaram Subramaniam (1910–2000) MP for Palani | 24 April 1971 | 22 July 1972 | 1 year, 89 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| 5 | | | Durga Prasad Dhar (1918–1975) MP for Jammu and Kashmir | 23 July 1972 | 31 December 1974 | 2 years, 161 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| – | | | Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) MP for Raebareli (Prime Minister) | 2 January 1975 | 24 March 1977 | 2 years, 81 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| – | | | Morarji Desai (1896–1995) MP for Surat (Prime Minister) | 24 March 1977 | 28 July 1979 | 2 years, 126 days | Janata Party | Desai | | Self |
| – | | | Charan Singh (1902–1987) MP for Baghpat (Prime Minister) | 28 July 1979 | 14 January 1980 | 170 days | Janata Party (Secular) | Charan | | Self |
| – | | | Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) MP for Medak (Prime Minister) | 14 January 1980 | 8 June 1980 | 146 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| 6 | | | N. D. Tiwari (1925–2018) MP for Nainital | 8 June 1980 | 8 September 1981 | 1 year, 92 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| 7 | | | Shankarrao Chavan (1920–2004) MP for Nanded | 8 September 1981 | 19 July 1984 | 2 years, 315 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| 8 | | | Prakash Chandra Sethi (1919–1996) MP for Indore | 19 July 1984 | 31 October 1984 | 104 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | | Indira Gandhi |
| 9 | | | P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921–2004) MP for Hanamkonda (until 1984) MP for Ramtek (from 1984) | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | 71 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv I | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 9 | | | P. V. Narasimha Rao (1921–2004) MP for Hanamkonda (until 1984) MP for Ramtek (from 1984) | 31 December 1984 | 14 January 1985 | 71 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| – | | | Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991) MP for Amethi (Prime Minister) | 14 January 1985 | 25 July 1987 | 2 years, 192 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 10 | | | P. Shiv Shankar (1929–2017) Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat | 25 July 1987 | 25 June 1988 | 336 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 11 | | | Madhavsinh Solanki (1927–2021) Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat | 25 June 1988 | 2 December 1989 | 1 year, 160 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| – | | | Vishwanath Pratap Singh (1931–2008) MP for Fatehpur (Prime Minister) | 2 December 1989 | 10 November 1990 | 343 days | Janata Dal | Vishwanath | | Self |
| – | | | Chandra Shekhar (1927–2007) MP for Ballia (Prime Minister) | 10 November 1990 | 21 June 1991 | 223 days | Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) | Chandra Shekhar | | Chandra Shekhar |
| Minister of Planning and Programme Implementation |||||||||||
| 12 | | | H. R. Bhardwaj (1939–2020) Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh (MoS, I/C) | 21 June 1991 | 2 July 1992 | 1 year, 11 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| 13 | | | Sukh Ram (1927–2022) MP for Mandi (MoS, I/C) | 2 July 1992 | 18 January 1993 | 200 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| 14 | | | Giridhar Gamang (born 1943) MP for Koraput (MoS, I/C) | 18 January 1993 | 15 September 1995 | 2 years, 240 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| 15 | | | Balram Singh Yadav (1939–2005) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh (MoS, I/C) | 15 September 1995 | 16 May 1996 | 244 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rao | | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| – | | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018) MP for Lucknow (Prime Minister) | 16 May 1996 | 1 June 1996 | 16 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee I | | Self |
| – | | | H. D. Deve Gowda (born 1933) Unelected (Prime Minister) | 1 June 1996 | 29 June 1996 | 28 days | Janata Dal | Deve Gowda | | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| 16 | | | Yoginder K Alagh (1939–2022) Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat (MoS, I/C) | 29 June 1996 | 21 April 1997 | 345 days | Janata Dal | Deve Gowda | | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| 16 | | | Yoginder K Alagh (1939–2022) Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat (MoS, I/C) | 21 April 1997 | 9 June 1997 | 345 days | Janata Dal | Gujral | | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| – | | | Inder Kumar Gujral (1919–2012) Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar (Prime Minister) | 9 June 1997 | 19 March 1998 | 283 days | Janata Dal | Gujral | | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| – | | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018) MP for Lucknow (Prime Minister) | 19 March 1998 | 13 October 1999 | 1 year, 208 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II | | Self |
| Minister of Planning |||||||||||
| – | | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018) MP for Lucknow (Prime Minister) | 13 October 1999 | 22 May 2004 | 4 years, 222 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Self |
| – | | | Manmohan Singh (born 1932) Rajya Sabha MP for Assam (Prime Minister) | 22 May 2004 | 26 May 2014 | 10 years, 4 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | | Self |
| – | | | Manmohan Singh (born 1932) Rajya Sabha MP for Assam (Prime Minister) | 22 May 2004 | 26 May 2014 | 10 years, 4 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | | Self |
| 17 | | | Rao Inderjit Singh (born 1951) MP for Gurgaon (MoS, I/C) | 26 May 2014 | Incumbent | 10 years, 294 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | | Narendra Modi |
| 17 | | | Rao Inderjit Singh (born 1951) MP for Gurgaon (MoS, I/C) | 26 May 2014 | Incumbent | 10 years, 294 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | | Narendra Modi |
| 17 | | | Rao Inderjit Singh (born 1951) MP for Gurgaon (MoS, I/C) | 26 May 2014 | Incumbent | 10 years, 294 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi III | | Narendra Modi |

## Ministers of State

| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| Minister of State for Planning |||||||||||
| 1 | | | Kotha Raghuramaiah (1912–1979) MP for Guntur | 18 March 1967 | 5 September 1967 | 171 days | Indian National Congress | Indira II | | Indira Gandhi |
| 2 | | | Mohan Dharia (1925–2013) MP for Pune | 2 May 1971 | 10 October 1974 | 3 years, 161 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| 3 | | | Vidya Charan Shukla (1929–2013) MP for Raipur | 10 October 1974 | 28 June 1975 | 261 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| 4 | | | Inder Kumar Gujral (1919–2012) Rajya Sabha MP for Punjab | 28 June 1975 | 12 May 1976 | 319 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| 5 | | | Sankar Ghose Rajya Sabha MP for West Bengal | 21 April 1976 | 24 March 1977 | 337 days | Indian National Congress (R) | Indira III | | Indira Gandhi |
| 6 | | | Fazlur Rahman MP for Bettiah | 26 January 1979 | 15 July 1979 | 170 days | Janata Party | Desai | | Morarji Desai |
| 7 | | | Harinath Mishra MP for Darbhanga | 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | 57 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv I | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 8 | | | K. R. Narayanan (1921–2005) MP for Ottapalam | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | 268 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 9 | | | Ajit Kumar Panja (1936–2008) MP for Calcutta North East | 25 September 1985 | 22 October 1986 | 1 year, 27 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 10 | | | Sukh Ram (1927–2022) MP for Mandi | 22 October 1986 | 14 February 1988 | 1 year, 115 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 11 | | | Biren Sing Engti (born 1945) MP for Autonomous District | 14 February 1988 | 2 December 1989 | 1 year, 291 days | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | | Rajiv Gandhi |
| 12 | | | Bhagey Gobardhan (1934–1993) MP for Mayurbhanj | 23 April 1990 | 10 November 1990 | 201 days | Janata Dal | Vishwanath | | Vishwanath Pratap Singh |
| Minister of State for Planning and Programme Implementation |||||||||||
| 13 | | | Ratnamala Savanur (born 1950) MP for Chikkodi | 9 June 1997 | 19 March 1998 | 283 days | Janata Dal | Gujral | | Inder Kumar Gujral |
| 14 | | | Ram Naik (born 1934) MP for Mumbai North | 20 April 1998 | 13 October 1999 | 1 year, 176 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Minister of State for Planning |||||||||||
| 15 | | | Bangaru Laxman (1939–2014) Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat | 13 October 1999 | 22 November 1999 | 40 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 16 | | | Arun Shourie (born 1941) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh | 22 November 1999 | 24 July 2000 | 245 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| (16) | | | Arun Shourie (born 1941) Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh | 7 November 2000 | 1 September 2001 | 298 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 17 | | | Vijay Goel (born 1954) MP for Chandni Chowk | 1 September 2001 | 2 November 2001 | 62 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 18 | | | Vasundhara Raje (born 1953) MP for Jhalawar | 2 November 2001 | 29 January 2003 | 1 year, 88 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 19 | | | Satyabrata Mookherjee (1932–2023) MP for Krishnanagar | 29 January 2003 | 22 May 2004 | 1 year, 114 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 20 | | | M. V. Rajasekharan (1928–2020) Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka | 23 May 2004 | 6 April 2008 | 3 years, 319 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | | Manmohan Singh |
| 21 | | | V. Narayanasamy (born 1947) MP for Puducherry | 6 April 2008 | 22 May 2009 | 1 year, 46 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | | Manmohan Singh |
| 21 | | | V. Narayanasamy (born 1947) MP for Puducherry | 28 May 2009 | 19 January 2011 | 1 year, 236 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |
| 22 | | | Ashwani Kumar (born 1952) Rajya Sabha MP for Punjab | 19 January 2011 | 28 October 2012 | 1 year, 283 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |
| 23 | | | Rajeev Shukla (born 1959) Rajya Sabha MP for Maharashtra | 28 October 2012 | 26 May 2014 | 1 year, 210 days | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | | Manmohan Singh |

## Deputy Ministers

| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| No. | Portrait | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) Constituency | From | To | Period | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | Prime Minister |
| Deputy Minister of Planning |||||||||||
| 1 | | | Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra (1920–2004) MP for Darbhanga North | 10 September 1954 | 17 April 1957 | 7 years, 212 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru II | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 1 | | | Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra (1920–2004) MP for Darbhanga North | 17 April 1957 | 10 April 1962 | 7 years, 212 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru III | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 2 | | | Lalit Narayan Mishra (1923–1975) MP for Darbhanga | 22 August 1960 | 10 April 1962 | 1 year, 231 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru III | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 3 | | | C. R. Pattabhiraman (1906–2001) MP for Kumbakonam | 8 May 1962 | 27 May 1964 | 2 years, 32 days | Indian National Congress | Nehru IV | | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 3 | | | C. R. Pattabhiraman (1906–2001) MP for Kumbakonam | 27 May 1964 | 9 June 1964 | 2 years, 32 days | Indian National Congress | Nanda I | | Gulzarilal Nanda |
| 4 | | | Dajisaheb Chavan (1916–1973) MP for Karad | 24 January 1966 | 14 February 1966 | 21 days | Indian National Congress | Indira I | | Indira Gandhi |